La lengua de las mariposas

Miriam Munoyerro discusses the depiction of the childhood during the Spanish Civil War in José Luis Cuerda’s 1999 film, La lengua de las mariposas (Butterfly’s Tongue).

–

Supporting Materials

–

External Links

About the Presenter

Miriam Muñoyerro, originally from Spain (Ávila), joined the School of Modern Languages of the Univeristy of Bristol as Lectora in September 2008.

She started teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language in Salamanca, after finishing her degree at the University of Salamanca. She graduated in English at the University of Salamanca (2004) and also completed the Primer Ciclo of Spanish Studies in the same university, taking courses such as La Enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera (2002-2004). In 2005, she finished a MA in Tourism and Touristic business in the University of Barcelona, CETT and she worked as an English teacher for workers in the touristic sector. In 2006 she completed a PGCE (CAP, University of Salamanca), and in the same year, she started teaching Spanish at different language schools and other institutions in Spain and abroad. In 2007 she obtained the Qualified Teacher Status in the UK.

Currently she is completing a MLitt in Spanish Literature (UoB). She has experience teaching different levels of Spanish for both general and specific purposes, as well as being involved with the unit Language Through Theatre and the project T.A.L.L.E.R in the past. She also co-founded the magazine Pensador and help with the development of other theatrical projects in the department. She has been involved as a speaker in the event “Language Day” offering Spanish tasters to students from different schools in Bristol and also she is a co-organizer of the Semana Cultural Week, an annual cultural event produced by HIPLA.